Bluestem adapts creatively to economic downturn
*Resilient Retailer*Bluestem adapts creatively to economic downturn.
July 10, 2009
Online veterans analyze social network options
*What Social Networks Do You Use?*Online veterans analyze options.
Can Caring for Missourians training program endure?
Gov. Jay Nixon is touting a program aimed at producing more medical professionals at universities as an effective way of dealing with a critical shortage of doctors and nurses in the state. But some Republicans are questioning whether funding for the program can be sustained, especially in these tough budgetary times. The initiative – which
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People You Should Know: Katie Harris
*People You Should Know*Katie Harris is addicted to House Hunters.
Guest Column: The State Bond Issue: Let’s not play politics with our future
Since last December, I have been nagging anyone who would listen – and some who would not – to consider a Fifth State Building Bond. I believe we should allow the voters to decide if Missouri should dedicate some of what taxpayers are already paying to a large-scale capital program. We could construct needed buildings
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From the Roundtable: West Boulevard just one of many Columbia traffic conundrums
Poor little old West Boulevard; it’s appellation as a boulevard conjures up thoughts of anticipated grandness, harkening to the time when it was Columbia’s western boundary. Now West Boulevard is just another city street that happens to connect I-70 Drive Southwest to a real boulevard named Stadium. Chalk it up to poor city planning over
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City View: TIF projects are worthy investments in Columbia’s future
*City Manager’s View*TIF projects are worthy investments in Columbia’s future.
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Arts community challenged to change amid recession
*Power Lunch*Arts community challenged to change amid recession.
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From computer hater to mega Mac dealer
After Duane Burghard moved from Chicago in 1983 to attend MU, he quickly realized he belonged in Columbia. In one week, he started college, joined the Navy reserves and met his wife Mara in church.
Burghard eventually founded The MacXprts Network. The business, located in the Village of Cherry Hill, is now one of the nation’s largest Apple dealerships.